Flickr

Flickr ( ) is an image and video hosting service, as well as an online community, founded in Canada and headquartered in the United States. It was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and was for a time a common way for amateur and professional photographers to host high-resolution photos. Flickr was owned by Yahoo! from 2005 and has been owned by SmugMug since 2018.

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Flickr is an online platform where people can upload, store, and share photos and videos, along with connecting with other photographers in a community setting. It became a popular destination for both amateur and professional photographers to host their high-resolution images, though its ownership has changed hands from Yahoo! to SmugMug over the years since its 2004 launch.

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Website.name: Flickr
Website.logo: Flickr wordmark.svg
Website.screenshot: Flickr screenshot.png
Website.caption: A viewing page for a photograph hosted on Flickr in 2018
Website.commercial: Yes
Website.type: Image and video hosting service
Website.registration: Required
Website.author: Stewart ButterfieldCaterina Fake
Website.parent: Ludicorp (2004–2005)Yahoo! Inc. (2005–2017)Oath (2017–2018)SmugMug (2018–present)
Website.foundation: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ()
Website.location_city: San Francisco, California
Website.location_country: United States
Website.num_users: 112 million
Website.ipv6: Yes
Website.screenshot_size: 260px

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.flickr.com

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inception: 2004-02-10
service status information URL: status.flickr.net
Commons category: Flickr
official blog URL: blog.flickr.net
Alexa rank: 421
search formatter URL: www.flickr.com/search/?text=$1
Stack Exchange tag: stackoverflow.com/tags/flickr
ACM Classification Code (2012): 10011476
terms of service URL: www.flickr.com/help/terms
privacy policy URL: www.flickr.com/help/privacy
social media followers: 1100498

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18 sections

Contents

History
Corporate changes
Features
Accounts
Organization
Access control
Interaction and compatibility
Filtering
Licensing
Reception
Controversies
Censorship
Copyright enforcement
Sale of Creative Commons-licensed photos
Deletion of files of non-paying users
See also
References
External links

Flickr had a total of 112 million registered members and more than 3.5 million new images uploaded daily. On August 5, 2011, the site reported that it was hosting more than 6 billion images. In 2024, it was reported as having shared 10 billion photos and accepting 25 million per day. Flickr also hosts the largest collection of Creative Commons-licensed photos on the web.